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The garage lights buzzed with a low, tired hum, stretching shadows like dark stains across the oil-stained concrete. The air was still thick with the scent of scorched rubber, hot engine oil, and spent adrenaline. A mechanic's radio sputtered static from a distant corner, then went dead. Max stood motionless at the epicenter of it all, still clad in his full race suit, the helmet sealed over his head, its dark visor an opaque shield. Each exhale came in a sharp, ragged gasp, fogging the polycarbonate from within. In his gloved hand, the second-place trophy felt alien—cold, heavy silver, utterly hollow. Behind him, the championship-winning Red Bull car was being pushed into the gloom, its tires bald, its mighty engine clicking softly as it surrendered its heat. The silence was a palpable…